Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090131139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A LOTTERY PRIZE STRUCTURE - A process is provided. The process provides a lottery game. Further, the process indicates a first price category and a second price category from which a lottery player can purchase a lottery ticket. In addition, the process indicates a first partial match prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the first price category that has a partial match of a predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the first price category and a randomly selected set of numbers. The process also indicates a second partial match prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the second price category that has a partial match between the set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the second price category and the randomly selected set of numbers. | 05-21-2009 |
20090143127 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SEPARATE PRIZES IN A MULTI-PRICED LOTTERY GAME - A process provides a lottery game. The process indicates a first price category and a second price category from which a lottery player can purchase a lottery ticket. The second price is a maximum price. Further, the process indicates a first prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the first price category that has a match of a predetermined quantity of numbers between a set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the first price category and a randomly selected set of numbers. In addition, the process indicates a second prize distribution that can be won with a lottery ticket purchased from the second price category that has a match between the set of player numbers appearing on the lottery ticket purchased from the second price category and the randomly selected set of numbers. | 06-04-2009 |
20090194988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY GAME - A process provides a first price category and a second price category in which a scratch-off lottery ticket can be purchased for a scratch-off lottery game. In addition, the process randomly selects an extracted lot of scratch-off lottery tickets from the aggregate lot, the extracted lot having (i) an extracted lottery prize structure that has identical odds to the initial lottery prize structure without being limited to the predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and the predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, and (ii) an extracted lot size that is less than the aggregate lot size. | 08-06-2009 |
20090247255 | SEPARATE PRIZES IN A LOTTERY GAME - A process establishes a first price category corresponding to a first prize in a lottery game. The first prize funded from lottery ticket sales from the first price category. Further, the process establishes a second price category corresponding to a second prize in the lottery game. The second prize is distinct from the first prize. In addition, the second prize is funded from lottery tickets sales from the second price category without funding from the lottery ticket sales from the first price category. The process also indicates a predetermined multiple such that a potential prize distribution of the second prize is at least the multiple of a potential prize distribution of the first prize. | 10-01-2009 |
20100062822 | PRE-PRINTED INSTANT WIN LOTTERY TICKETS WITH UNLIMITED NUMBER OF MAXIMUM PRIZES - A process is provided. The process generates an initial lot of instant lottery tickets. The initial lot has an initial lottery prize structure. The initial lottery prize structure has an initial lot size. Further, the process randomly selects an extracted lot of instant lottery tickets from an aggregate lot. The extracted lot has (i) an extracted lottery prize structure that has identical odds to the initial lottery prize structure without being limited to the predetermined number of maximum prizes in the maximum prize category and the predetermined number of secondary prizes in the secondary prize category, and (ii) an extracted lot size that is less than the aggregate lot size. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062824 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT CONTROL RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN A VARIABLE PRICED PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY GAME - The process generates a predetermined number of unique sub-combinations of a set of game numbers. Each of the sub-combinations has the same quantity of numbers. Further, the process prints a set of promotional lottery tickets for a promotional lottery game such that each of the promotional lottery tickets in the set of promotional lottery tickets distinctly corresponds to one of the unique sub-combinations of the set of game numbers. In addition, the process indicates a maximum prize that is won by a player having a promotional lottery ticket with a full match. The process also indicates a secondary prize that is won by a player having a promotional lottery ticket with a partial match. Further, the process provides at least a subset of the set of promotional lottery tickets to a plurality of players in the promotional lottery game. | 03-11-2010 |
20100062825 | METHOD AND APPARATUS THAT CONTROL RISK AND UNCERTAINTY IN A PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY GAME WITH A HYBRID PRIZE STRUCTURE - A process is provided. The process generates a predetermined number of unique combinations of a set of game digits. Each of the combinations has the same quantity of digits. Further, the process prints a set of promotional lottery tickets for a promotional lottery game such that each of the promotional lottery tickets in the set of promotional lottery tickets distinctly corresponds to one of the unique combinations of the set of game digits. In addition, the process indicates a predetermined minimum number of primary prizes. The process also provides at least a subset of the set of promotional lottery tickets to a plurality of players in the promotional lottery game through ticket sales. | 03-11-2010 |
20100173692 | VOLUME PRICING AND ENHANCED RETAILER INCENTIVES IN A LOTTERY GAME - A process establishes a gross receipts target for a lottery for a predetermined quantity of base instant lottery game tickets for an instant lottery game such that (i) each base instant lottery game ticket provides an instant lottery game player with play eligibility in an instant lottery game to win a prize and (ii) each base instant lottery game ticket is sold by a retailer in either a target lot for a target price associated with the target lot or a sub-target lot for a sub-target price associated with the sub-target lot. The target lot has a target lot size. The sub-target lot has a sub-target lot size that is less than the target lot size. A ratio of the sub-target lot size to the sub-target price is in a non-linear proportion with a ratio of the target lot size to the target price. | 07-08-2010 |
20110195769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIMITING PRIZE LIABILITY IN A GAME OF CHANCE - A process generates, with a game of chance entry generation apparatus, a plurality of game of chance entries such that (i) each game of chance entry provides a game of chance player with an opportunity to play the game of chance and (ii) the game of chance provides a plurality of offered non-cash prizes such that a cost in cash incurred by a game of chance operator for a plurality of redeemed non-cash prizes, which is a subset of the plurality of offered non-cash prizes, is less than a fair market value of purchasing the plurality of offered non-cash prizes as a result of the cost in cash incurred by the game of chance operator being calculated on a basis of an estimated redemption of the plurality of offered non-cash prizes being less than a full redemption of the plurality of offered non-cash prizes. | 08-11-2011 |